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Don’t look at the moon…?
Shang Jingyan replied with a [?], but when the message was sent, there was a red exclamation mark in front of it - it was not sent successfully.
And the words "Don't look at the moon" disappeared the next second after she saw it clearly.
Instead of being withdrawn, it simply disappears from the screen.
What was even more strange was that the system seemed not to have seen the message she received and did not make any rebuttal or comment.
For a moment, Shang Jingyan felt as if this news was just an illusion she had imagined. Or maybe the whole world was just an illusion.
She had no impression of the name "Xia Chiyi", and the other party was not a character in the game background. But she suddenly had an intuition that told her: believe what this person said!
Shang Jingyan got goose bumps on her back, and the moonlight shining on the back of her hand seemed to bring a layer of coolness.
She put down her wrist, turned around decisively and said, "I'm going to the bathroom."
Qingxun Restaurant is full of glass, and nothing can be hidden under the moonlight. Only the toilet has hidden cubicles.
Just before closing the compartment, Shang Jingyan caught a glimpse out of the corner of his eye that the moon outside the window was finally connected.
[Host, please complete the task. ]
[Host, please walk out of the compartment and look up at the moon, otherwise the penalty module will be loaded. ]
[Host...■■■...beep...punishment...■■...]
The system began to urge again and again, the tone became more and more urgent, and turned into a sharp noise.
At the moment when its voice became completely blurred, Shang Jingyan had a strong feeling of being "watched".
She closed her eyes tightly, but the picture still came to her mind involuntarily -
On the dark red sky with flaming clouds, Sanyue Lianxin formed a huge blood-red eyeball and looked at her.
The moon is watching her!
Shang Jingyan was horrified. Something that was supposed to be inanimate had its own consciousness. What was that? What had the moon become?
She heard the cheers of the restaurant guests outside. It wasn't as if she was actively listening to them, but rather as if the sounds poured into her ears on their own, chattering together into one.
"It's so beautiful. I want to take a picture to keep this moment forever. Is this the March Heart Connection? I'm so lucky. The red color is so pretty. Haha. I like you too, right?"
The feeling of being enveloped by gazes lasted for a full ten minutes, and only disappeared when Sanyue Lianxin passed by.
Shang Jingyan opened his eyes and sat down on the toilet lid a little exhausted, his thoughts racing and his heart beating like a drum.
No matter how thick-skinned she was, she should have realized by now that there was something wrong with the world she traveled to, not to mention that she was a careful person.
This is not a peaceful "love game world" at all!
With a soft [beep] sound, the system restored the signal connection.
There was a dead silence all around. After a long while, 17X spoke slowly:
[Now loading the penalty module. The host will lose the sense of taste for three days. ]
Shang Jingyan: ...
Wait, that’s it?
This punishment was a little easier than she had imagined, but it was not unacceptable.
Shang Jingyan's mind became active. Was the system trying to proceed step by step, or did it not have many means to threaten her?
She wanted to try again.
Shang Jingyan returned to the French window, and You Yao said regretfully: "It's a pity that you just missed March Lianxin."
After he finished speaking, Shang Jingyan started staring at him, which made him feel a little creepy: "...What's wrong?"
"Nothing." Shang Jingyan looked away thoughtfully. What effect would it have if he looked into the moon's eyes? It wasn't as if You Yao had grown an extra eye or an extra hand.
What she wanted to do most now was to contact that "Xia Chiyi", but considering that her every move was under the system's surveillance, she only sent a message in the group for safety reasons:
[Do you know? I am actually the daughter of the late emperor. I am going to the palace to be the crown prince. When can we get together? ]
The message fell on deaf ears, and none of the four people in the group, Xia Chiyi, Qing Sexue, and Yun, responded.
It’s strange that although the original owner and this group had a hot chat icon, Shang Jingyan didn’t find any chat records when he flipped back yesterday.
It can't be that she traveled through too quickly and the world didn't have time to edit itself, right?
Shang Jingyan had an absurd idea and shook his head and laughed.
The next day.
Shang Jingyan took a flying vehicle for a night and arrived at the capital of March Star, the imperial palace.
The palace where the Xingchen royal family has lived for generations is extremely gorgeous and exquisite. It has a classical Gothic exterior and is fully equipped with technological inventions to ensure the comfort of the residents.
This is where she will live in this world in the future.
Shang Jingyan was assigned a small side palace. At that time, she was the only crown prince living in the palace, and the other two competitors lived in their own marquis's mansion.
You Yao introduced her: "You are going to the church to listen to the oracle later, so I won't accompany you."
Shang Jingyan strangely repeated the word in his words: "Oracle."
What the hell??
You Yao said as a matter of course: "You know from watching the news that the emperor will eventually be confirmed by the gods. As a candidate for succession, you must also meet the gods."
Shang Jingyan: “…”
I have no idea!
Shang Jingyan was speechless: [This is different from the plot of the game. ]
There is no such thing as "divine right of kings" in the game? It's StarCraft!
System: [The real world is, of course, different from the game. Don't worry, it won't affect you~ Isn't this worldview interesting? ]
Shang Jingyan expressed his attitude concisely and forcefully: [That's bullshit. I will be the first one to overthrow the gods when I take over.]
system:【……】
It almost fainted from anger again. Why is this human's personality now completely different from what he showed outside? ?
It was only a difference of twenty years! For the brainworm, it was just a blink of an eye.
You Yao seemed to be trying to avoid going to church, so he said flatteringly, "When you come back, we'll talk about the script, the one you mentioned, 'After Marrying the Evil God'."
Shang Jingyan had a gloomy face and allowed the waiters to dress her up and put on clothes suitable for meeting the god.
The waiters seemed to be afraid of her low mood and remained silent throughout the whole process.
The costumes with strong religious elements gradually became complete, and Shang Jingyan's appearance was reflected in the mirror.
She was wearing a white dress with gold patterns, holding a golden scepter, with her silver hair neatly braided and draped behind her, and a small crown on her head.
When she lowered her eyes, the light from the moon-shaped earrings on her earlobes refracted into her eyes, making the waiters dazzled by the sharpness.
A waiter flattered, "Your Highness, you will surely be sought after by all men."
Shang Jingyan had already walked out, but when he heard her words, he turned back and looked at her: "Don't say such unlucky words in the future."
That sounds annoying.
waiter:"……"
System: [……] You are simply unacceptable!
The church is just behind the palace complex, on the central axis.
It is pure white all over and painted with golden patterns, holy and beautiful.
The church was empty. Shang Jingyan walked on the long blood-red carpet. Countless totems were painted on the towering dome.
She discovered that in addition to the moon, the religion seemed to worship the ocean because she saw many jellyfish-like patterns.
The deeper you go, the more jellyfish you see, and the air seems to be filled with a fishy smell.
The attendant who received him said, "Your Highness, all the doors here are open to you, except for one room. Even our emperor cannot go there."
The room she pointed to seemed to lead to the basement of the church. Shang Jingyan was inexplicably reminded of the story of Bluebeard.
At the end of the red carpet was the divine revelation room. There was no one inside, but a male voice said, "You are here."
Shang Jingyan: Although I don’t know the reason, I felt disgusted the first time I heard this voice. I felt like he was gloating and had bad intentions.
The waiter introduced: "He is our Pope. We call him 'V'."
Fu started to chatter while Shang Jingyan's eyes were blank. If this were in a game, she would have fast-forwarded through this part.
What he said was not all useless nonsense, which gave Shang Jingyan a more comprehensive understanding of the world view.
It turns out that in order to appease the people's spiritual power, the emperor needs a "helper." That means she must choose a partner to combine with her spirit.
Fu Huan said arrogantly: "The emperor's partner must also be approved by me."
Shang Jingyan said directly in his heart: [Is he the emperor or am I the emperor? I will get rid of him in the future. ]
The system is numb and I don't want to say a word.
Shang Jingyan was really impatient. He stood up and prepared to leave without saying a word. He paused and said, "What are you going to do?!"
As if he was still on guard against her, Shang Jingyan was about to speak, but was startled and turned to look outside the door.
Outside, there came a burst of organ music from somewhere, like waves, so pleasant to the ears.
Not only is it nice to listen to, every note of this song seems to be soaked in fear and trembling, like a monster under the sea roaring!
Something dormant in Shang Jingyan's mind seemed to be awakened. He hissed and pressed his solar plexus, and the scepter in his hand fell to the ground with a clang.
Familiar… This song feels familiar to her!
An indescribable impatience surged in her heart, and she pushed the door open without asking, "Who is playing?!"
The music suddenly got louder, and Shang Jingyan's mind was in a mess. The first thought that flashed through his mind was -
We must keep this player and let him compose the music for our movie!
Real world.
Gamma Galaxy, Lu Zibing’s live broadcast room.
"Friends, after three days of sailing and two deaths, I finally reached the shore!"
When Lu Zibing stumbled out of the lifeboat and knelt on the beach, he almost burst into tears.
After the launch of "Lord of the Stars", players discovered that they could not choose which planet to land on before completing the game for the first time, but had to choose randomly.
Lu Zibing made wishes to all the religions he could think of, and he actually won the ocean map in the trailer, March Star.
But his luck seemed to have run out. He died and reloaded the game five times just to avoid the monster on the seabed. He finally managed to float to the surface, but wasted a lot of game time looking for an island.
Of course, it wasn't just because of his luck. The player in the volcano in the group chat might have tripped him up, making his progress so difficult.
After so many experiences, he also understood what san value was: the more contact with indescribable monsters, the more vulnerable the character's mental strength would be. When the trauma reached a certain level, he would go crazy. He had to rewind several times because of this.
[233 is so funny, this is called a powerful interpretation of "The most terrifying thing is the human heart, not the ghost." ]
[In contrast, our anchor is even more miserable because he hasn’t even found the survival item that can be linked to another player. ]
[The prop is on this island, I found it here when I was playing, I don’t know if it’s the same for the streamer. ]
"Let me know which of my friends did this, and I will never forgive him!"
Lu Zibing said viciously, waving his fist.
In order to avoid having his gaming experience spoiled, he finally decided not to look for his anchor friends to play with him, but as the anchor himself was in big trouble, everyone could see his route, so he was collectively targeted by his friends.
The game was too realistic, and one player's experience in finding items might not be applicable to another, so Lu Zibing could only start from scratch.
But he now looked like a savage, and the most important thing was to fill his stomach, otherwise he would starve to death again.
"…Hmm? Did you hear the music?"
Lu Zibing was walking along the beach looking for seafood or coconut trees when he suddenly looked up.
[It sounds good, it seems like an organ? ]
[Are you stupid? This is obviously "Reincarnation Movement"! ]
[Oh, yes, it’s the one Yun Yongxue dubbed for “Ocean of Mobius”! ]
The discussion on the barrage was very enthusiastic. This song naturally carried a sense of horror from the depths of the sea, and Lu Zibing recognized it immediately.
"There shouldn't be any human NPCs in Stellaris, so... was it sent by a monster?"
Lu Zibing's curiosity suddenly aroused, and he walked towards the sound with courage.
He also felt a little strange, because normally a game from the same team as "Stellaris" would not use old songs. Could it be that Director Shang deliberately buried an Easter egg?
The easter egg is not right either, at least it should be changed to the monster's humming sound. How can it be just playing the original organ music?
Lu Zibing walked about a hundred meters and saw a black rocky beach with huge white whale bones stranded on it, like some kind of nest.
The singing became clearer and clearer.
His heartbeat accelerated uncontrollably, and inside the nest...
Before Lu Zibing could see clearly, everything went dark in front of him.
"ha?"
He didn't react at first until the words "Death Ending" in red on a black background appeared in front of him.
Lu Zibing: ???
What is this thing so powerful that one will die if one looks at it! ?
This virtual world copy will explain some foreshadowing clues, and when it ends, the main story will also reach its climax. It will be completed within September.
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